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7th February 2014, 10:24 AM #1New Member
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Painting treated pine (H4 CCA)
Hi,
I have built a structure in my back yard to hold some tubs of plants. First time I have tried any serious carpentry for a long time. (I'd give myself a mark of about 75 out of 100 for the final structure). I made it mainly out of large treated pine sleepers 200 mm x 50 mm which I bought at Bunnings. The sleepers are designated H4 which I think means they use CCA for preservation.
I want to paint the whole structure in a flat white colour. The wood looks really porous. What steps should I take? Any suggestions regarding particular products as part of the guide would also be helpful.
Thanks in advance.
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7th February 2014, 10:56 AM #2Skwair2rownd
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G'day bdj and welcome to the shed. Good to have you here!!
I would paint with a good quality acrylic undercoat, possibly 2 coats and then
a good quality acrylic exterior paint, preferably flat or low sheen. Solargauard
would be a very good option.
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7th February 2014, 11:43 AM #3
Good Morning bjd
Welcome to the Forum.
I painted the rails and posts on my treated pine deck with Solarguard about 20 years ago - it needed three coats to get a good even coverage - first coat was real patchy as the paint soaked into the timber - second coat was good - third coat was excellent and worth the effort and cost.
After about 7-10 years the surface starts to go powdery; I just give it a light washdown with the Karcher and apply another coat of Solarguard. So far I have refreshed that painted surface twice, last time was 2-3 years ago, and it still looks good.
Suspect that any good quality water based paint would do the job equally well.
Fair Winds
Graeme
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7th February 2014, 01:19 PM #4
Solarguard for me too. I did the posts and rails around my deck a tad over 10 years ago and still good. A lot of treated pine can be soaking wet when new so if that was the case then give it a few months to dry out first.
Regards
John
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7th February 2014, 02:45 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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As long as it's dried out you should be good.
If you thin the first coat,10-15% that helps to penatrate a bit better.
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7th February 2014, 05:17 PM #6New Member
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OK, thanks
OK, thanks for the replies. Seems that Solarguard is the unanimous choice for the final two coats and I have a choice of either Solarguard or a specialised undercoat initially.
I'll probably leave it till March to paint, so that should remove any residual moisture.
Thank you all.
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10th February 2014, 09:30 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Check out the products from the FLOOD company. Penetrol for oil paints and Flotrol for water based. Good stuff, the paint goes further, adheres better and seems to last longer.
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